Wat Arun by junge1
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Wat Arun, the 'Temple of Dawn', is named after the Indian god of dawn, Aruna. The temple is located on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River.
The present wat is built on the site of 17th century Wat Jang, which was the palace and royal temple of King Taksin when Thonburi was the Thai capital. It was the last home of the Emerald Buddha before Rama I brought it across the river to Bangkok.
The 82-meter tall prang (Khmer-style tower) was constructed during the first half of the 19th century by Rama II and Rama III.
The unique design elongates the typical Khmer prang into a distinctly Thai shape. Its brick core has a plaster covering embedded with a mosaic of broken, multi-hued Chinese porcelain; the use of broken porcelain for temple ornamentation was common in the early Ratanakosin period when Chinese ships calling at Bangkok used tons of old porcelain as ballast.
Steep stairs reach a lookout point about halfway up the prang from where there are fine views of Thonburi and the river.
During certain festivals, hundreds of lights illuminate the outline of the prang at night.
This picture was taken on 12 August 2012,
Sig...
Comments (25)
Thanks for the tour and the beautiful photo!
very nice photo I have been to a great many Thai temples but not this one yet, my wife being Thai loves to take me around as many temples as possible we have seen the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Rattanasatsadaram.
Wonderful photo and thanks for info!!! Have a nice weekend :-)
superlative beauty!
fanastic architecture
marvelous temple and capture
A very impressive temple and a great capture of it.
This is breathtaking beauty my friend. :))))) I thank you so very much for sharing your travels. :))))) Most excellent capture. :)))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
I would love to see this in person, but i will settle for your shared version
looks impressive,must be wondeful when illuminated.
You make me want to go!!! The architecture is fascinating and beautiful. I'm so glad to be seeing this. Wow.
A lovely scene Sig and beautiful temples.
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
Exellent.
Superbly place my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
Most awesome capture here dude.
Fascinating temple and great capture. Thanks for sharing with us Sig
Now that is really VERY impressive! Must have something to behold in real life! Wonderful panorama! Well caught! Rob
Gorgeous and interesting shot!!!!!
Super toller Schnappschuss Siggi!
Excellent capture! :)
Interesting structure!
Very impressive and beautiful Great capture Sig
An excellent shot and historical information. I was not aware that you could climb it!!!!
A fine take and info!